MiniMax M1
minimax-m1MiniMax-M1 is a large-scale, open-weight reasoning model designed for extended context and high-efficiency inference. It leverages a hybrid Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture paired with a custom "lightning attention" mechanism, allowing it... Built by MiniMax.
Prices updated
Input price
$0.55
per 1M tokens · Standard
Output price
$2.20
per 1M tokens · Standard
Input limit
1M
tokens
Output limit
40K
tokens
Input formats
Output formats
MiniMax M1 price history
3 price records since 9/25/2026 · 1 change
MiniMax M1 cost calculator
$22/month
Standard pricing
Overview
What is MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is a text & reasoning model from MiniMax. MiniMax-M1 is a large-scale, open-weight reasoning model designed for extended context and high-efficiency inference. It leverages a hybrid Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture paired with a custom "lightning attention" mechanism, allowing it... Its 1M context window and $0.55 input price make it a candidate for quality-focused production applications.
Rates
MiniMax M1 pricing
Pricing is based on token usage. Provider-specific caching, batch, regional, and tool charges may affect the final cost.
Input · Standard
$0.55
Per 1M tokens
Cached input · Standard
Not available
No listed cached-input rate
Capabilities
MiniMax M1 Tools
Tools available when using MiniMax M1 through supported provider APIs.
Function calling
Supported
Structured outputs
Not supported
JSON mode
Not supported
Reasoning
Supported
Built-in web search
Not supported
Log probabilities
Not supported
Deterministic seed
Supported
Parallel tool calls
Not supported
Prompt caching
Not supported
Strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Priced at $0.55 input and $2.20 output per million tokens.
- 1M context supports large documents, repositories and extended conversations.
- Supports text & reasoning workloads in one model.
Limitations
- Generated tokens cost 4× more than input tokens, which matters for verbose responses.
- Large context capacity does not guarantee consistent retrieval across the entire prompt.
- Arena Elo and MMLU-Pro are directional; test accuracy, latency and reliability on your own workload before committing.
Arena Elo, MMLU-Pro and pricing figures are illustrative; validate current vendor terms before purchase.
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